C2 Part III COMPENSATION ON TERMINATION OF FARM BUSINESS TENANCY
Amount of compensation
22 Settlement of claims for compensation.
1
Any claim by the tenant under a farm business tenancy for compensation under section 16 of this Act shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be determined by arbitration under this section.
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No such claim for compensation shall be enforceable unless before the end of the period of two months beginning with the date of the termination of the tenancy the tenant has given notice in writing to his landlord of his intention to make the claim and of the nature of the claim.
3
Where—
a
the landlord and the tenant have not settled the claim by agreement in writing, and
b
no arbitrator has been appointed under an agreement made since the notice under subsection (2) above was given,
either party may, after the end of the period of four months beginning with the date of the termination of the tenancy, apply to F1a professional authority for the appointment of an arbitrator by that authority.
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A party may not make an application to a professional authority under subsection (3) above in relation to a claim if the other party has already made an application to a professional authority under that subsection in relation to that claim.
4
Where—
a
an application under subsection (3) above relates wholly or partly to compensation in respect of a routine improvement (within the meaning of section 19 of this Act) which the tenant has provided or has begun to provide, and
b
that application is made at the same time as an application F3to the same professional authority under section 19(4) of this Act relating to the provision of that improvement,
F4the professional authority shall appoint the same arbitrator on both applications and, if both applications are made by the same person, only one fee shall be payable by virtue of section 30(2) of this Act in respect of them.
5
Where a tenant lawfully remains in occupation of part of the holding after the termination of a farm business tenancy, references in subsections (2) and (3) above to the termination of the tenancy shall, in the case of a claim relating to that part of the holding, be construed as references to the termination of the occupation.
Pt. III (ss. 15-27) modified (1.9.1995) by 1995 c. 8, ss. 40, 41(2), Sch. para. 16 (with s. 37) (which Act inserted s. 25A into 1958 c. 69).
Pt. III (ss. 15-27) modified (1.9.1995) by 1995 c. 8, ss. 40, 41(2), Sch. para. 20(2) (with s. 37) (which Act inserted Sch. 7 para. 1A into 1958 c. 69).
Pt. III (ss. 15-27) modified (1.9.1995) by 1995 c. 8, ss. 40, 41(2), Sch. para. 20(4) (with s. 37) (which Act inserted Sch. 7 para. 2A into 1958 c. 69).